The importance of certificates in the Nihonto world Origin of sword grading of historical swords from Japan The grading of swords has a centuries-old tradition in Japan, just like sword making itself. Most daimyo in Japanese history sought the advice of experts when putting together their impressive sword collections. This role was usually assumed by people [...]
Epochs of Japanese history in relation to samurai and their swords The general epochs of Japanese history are of course also part of the interesting history of the Japanese sword. For friends of the samurai sword, the eras of Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Nambokucho, Muromachi, Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo are particularly relevant, because the real samurai were active during this time. [...]